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Masculine norms about emotionality and social constraints in young and older adult men with cancer

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Darabos, Katie, Hoyt, Michael A.·2017·Journal of Behavioral Medicine
DOI 10.1007/s10865-016-9739-5PMC PMC5553069
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Beliefs that men should restrict their display of emotions, or restrictive emotionality, might contribute to adjustment to cancer and this might be sensitive to social receptivity to disclosure. The present research examined relationships of restrictive emotionality, social constraints, and psychological distress in young adults with testicular cancer (N = 171; Study 1) and older men with prostate cancer (N = 66; Study 2). Study 1: positive associations were observed for social constraints and restrictive emotionality with depressive symptoms. Social constraints moderated the relationship, such that high restrictive emotionality was associated with higher depressive symptoms in those with high constraints. Study 2: only social constraints (and not restrictive emotionality) was positively associated with depressive symptoms and cancer-related intrusive thoughts. The social constraints × restrictive emotionality interaction approached significance with depressive symptoms, such with high social constraints low restrictive emotionality was associated with higher depressive symptoms compared to those with less constraints. No significant associations were found for intrusive thoughts in either study. Findings demonstrate unique relationships with psychological distress across the lifespan of men with cancer given perception of constraints and adherence to masculine norms about emotionality.

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  • More than 50% of men with testicular cancer experienced at least 'mild' depression/anxiety levels.

    “Although not different from the HC men, results indicated >50% of men with TC experienced at least 'mild' depression/anxiety levels which is consistent with previous Australian research in the area.30”

    From Malignancy, masculinities, and psychological distress: Comparisons made between men with testicular cancer and healthy controls (2024) · cites this paper as [30]

    Study 1 Results report that nearly 34% of young men with testicular cancer scored at or above a threshold suggestive of clinical depression. The paper does not report the proportion with at least mild depression or anxiety, so it does not establish the claimed figure of more than 50%. Its Study 1 sample was identified through a California registry, not Australian research. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • Testicular cancer research has previously reported helplessness/hopelessness coping styles correlating with psychological distress.

    “TC research has previously reported helplessness/hopelessness coping styles correlating with psychological distress, 30”

    From Malignancy, masculinities, and psychological distress: Comparisons made between men with testicular cancer and healthy controls (2024) · cites this paper as [30]

    The Study 1 Discussion reports associations between restrictive emotionality, social constraints, and depressive symptoms in young adults with testicular cancer. Our copy does not address helplessness/hopelessness coping styles or their correlation with psychological distress; searches for those terms returned no matching passage. No page number is available in the indexed copy. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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Authors
Darabos, K., & Hoyt, M. A.
Affiliations
The Graduate Center, CUNY (US)
Corresponding author
Hoyt, Michael A.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2016-03-31
Volume
40
Issue
2
Pages
259-270
ISSN
  • 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3521
DOI
10.1007/s10865-016-9739-5
PMC
PMC5553069
OpenAlex
W2335493236
Cited by
29
References
51
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2
FWCI
5.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (T32-MH15750, SC1-CA187494)
  • UCLA Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology
  • Livestrong Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Keywords
masculine norms, restrictive emotionality, social constraints, male cancer patients, testicular cancer, prostate cancer, depressive symptoms, psychological distress, young men, older men, gender norms
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Depression, Emotions, Humans, Male, Men, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal, Prostatic Neoplasms, Testicular Neoplasms, Young Adult, Masculinity, Social Norms

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